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ChicRawIdol A brilliant film that helped define a genre

Bob This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

Phillipa Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

bkoganbing Sons Of Provo is the story of three Mormon teens forming a boy band. Brothers Will Swenson and Danny Tarasevich are the brothers Jensen and if there had been a third brother there would be no film. But these two musically talented and attractive lads decide on a talent search for a third for a boy band and the search ends when they find Kirby Heyborne.Just like the problems I'm sure that N'Sync, 98 Degrees, and going back to New Kids On The Block and beyond have, the kids don't always get along. Swenson has a nice bossy tendency to him that the others find hard to take. And it doesn't make a difference that two of them share DNA.By the way the guys all agree that it was the Osmonds who were the first boy band and Alan Osmond's appearance in the film certainly gives it the Osmond family imprimatur.I've seen several Mormon based films of late and reviewed them so I'm getting somewhat acquainted with the lifestyle. It's fascinating to me that the church has created its own insular world even extending to the entertainment industry. And how the message of the church permeates all. Still it's unlikely these kids if they were real would ever generate the kind of publicity that a Lindsay Lohan might.Done in the Mockumentary style of Spinal Tap, the film is a pleasant one and quite enjoyable even for a gentile like myself.

rjsymes This movie was very disappointing, and except for a few moments, wasn't fly at all. More than anything, it was just flippin' stupid. The music was frickin' bad and the plot played out like a BYU bowl game – very predictable (avoiding embarrassment by scoring, a late game flurry of touchdowns, a rally that falls short and leads to a loss). In essence, the half-childish / half-naive Will (the movie's fetcher) and his religiously confused brother Danny (we'll just call him a democrat), treat Kirby (the movie's "Sweet Spirit"), the 3rd member of their hapless Mormon "boy band," like crap until the man and father figure of the film (the stage manager, Jill) has a talk with Will and straightens him out. Believably, Will's personality changes 180 degrees and he's instantly the mature and self-aware leader of the band. This would be a cute, perhaps funny, 10 minute roadshow gig, but the fact that the movie is 93 minutes long really sucks the life out of you if you watch it to the end. My advise – take the money you'd normally spend to rent this show and either burn it in your fireplace or flush it down the toilet – more entertainment with much less time commitment. If you want to watch a better movie of the same genre, get Saints and Soldiers – not a comedy but an infinitely better show (actually, Kirby has more funny stuff in Saints than he does in SOP).

notyourordinarymoviecritic "Sons of Provo" intrigued me initially because I know some of the supporting actors--the ones who play Jill Kieth and the recording engineer along with the top-billed ones. It was funny the whole way through. There were only a couple of things where my expectations weren't met. 1)I wasn't ready for the documentary feel it had which made it feel more cheaply made than it actually was. 2)I had listened to the CD several times prior to the movie and was somewhat let down that not any of the songs were played in their entirety. I wouldn't mind seeing it again with my expectations tweaked a little. Yes, it will have a documentary cinematic feel and no, none of the songs will be performed all the way through.My favorite scene would have to be when the band crashes the wedding reception and the bride goes running off crying.That's all. I may write another review when I see it again.

mgleez In L.A., I went to a screening of this film (the first projection screening). I arrived just after it started and was surprised at the roars of laughter as I tried to find a seat. After I was seated and watched for a minute, I understood. The characters in this mockumentary were perfect in their innocence; you had to laugh at them. The humor in the dialog (much of it ad libbed) was honest and dry. It moves right along from one situation or gig (some of them real performances) to another, interspersed with interviews with peripheral characters. As a bonus, these guys can really sing. They even scored an interview with a member of the first boy band (at least in the opinion of Everclean).This film was made in Utah by people raised in Mormon families. Luckily, as the director said, Mormons do know how to laugh at themselves. I could not help laughing from the moment I sat down until the last credit rolled.First it was heavy metal, then folk, and now Mormon boy band. This is the next great music mockumentary.If you get a chance to see it, do. Don't miss it.